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oblongish

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ob⋅long

  [ob-lawng, -long]
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–adjective
1. elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
2. in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.
–noun
3. an oblong figure.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME oblonge < L oblongus rather long, equiv. to ob- ob- + longus long 1

Related forms:
ob⋅long⋅ish, adjective
ob⋅long⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅long⋅ness, noun
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Word Origin & History

oblong 
c.1420, from L. oblongus originally "somewhat long," from ob "to, toward" + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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